Following a successful journey to the edge of space on Thursday, Virgin Galactic is prepared to launch its commercial service in June. Around 9:15 a.m. MT, Virgin Galactic’s VMS Eve aircraft, carrying a crew of six (plus two aircraft pilots), blasted off from the New Mexico launch site. After being launched from the jet’s wing a little more than an hour later, the VSS Unity spacecraft blasted out to suborbital space at 44,500 feet. There was no official broadcast for Unity 25, the mission that brought the company’s activities to a close after a nearly two-year hiatus, but social media … Continue reading Virgin Galactic’s Milestone Launch Paves the Way for Commercial Space Adventures